The Super Bowl is Sunday, and so begins the ancient tradition of people who couldn’t care less about football or the teams involved gathering around to watch the big game. If you want to enjoy yourself without resorting to just getting drunk and eating nachos for five hours, here’s everything you need to know to fake your way through it.

At its core, football’s pretty simple, but the NFL loves to introduce all kinds of crazy rules that complicate things. Thankfully, the rules change so often that the color commentators explain everything pretty thoroughly throughout the game, especially during the Super Bowl. As long as you’re paying attention you’ll pick up on most of those rules. That said, there’s one important rule change this year that’s sure to get talked about so you’ll want to understand the change in extra point kicks.

Beyond that, the ridiculous video above familiarizes you with the basic rules of football enough to enjoy the game. If videos aren’t you thing, this rule guide from The Football Girl is a quick read that’ll get you up to speed.

Learn Some “Important” Talking Points

Want some talking point before the big game? This one’s really easy this year, because both teams have a wonderful cast of characters. Let’s run through the big ones:

Peyton Manning is old and decrepit: Peyton Manning, the Broncos quarterback, is 39 years old, which is about 456 years old in football years. After injuries earlier in the season, he’s now kept together by strips of tape. That isn’t to say he isn’t a great quarterback still, he can be, but with rumors that this will be his last season, and subsequently his last Super Bowl, you’ll certainly hear a lot of talk about his age.

“Omaha:” Speaking of Peyton Manning, if a football player ever had a catch phrase, it’d be Manning’s “Omaha” yell. He yells this at the line of scrimmage, though the exact meaning of “Omaha” is still up for debate. Regardless, expect it to get mentioned plenty during the game, and if you’re around Broncos fans, expect it to get yelled at random moments.

Both defenses are incredible: You don’t really need to learn every player on the defensive side of things, but know this: both the Denver Broncos and the Carolina Panthers have two of the best defenses in the league. On the Panthers end, one notable player is linebacker Luke Kuechly. If you hear the crowd chanting “Luuuuuuukkke,” it’s for him. On the Broncos end, there’s no player-specific chant (but maybe someone will start one for Von Miller’s chicken farm), but for some reason fans like to scream “In-com-plete” when an opposing quarterback misses a pass.

Of course, this is a Super Bowl, so anything is really possible, case in point, last year when a player you’ve probably never heard of won the game for the Patriots in the last seconds.

Know Who’s Entertaining When

Super Bowls are only partially about actual football. They’re also about entertainment. So, you’d better know who’s performing this year.

Next up is the halftime show. The average Super Bowl broadcast is about three hours and twenty minutes not including the post-game show. The average half time show is about 12-13 minutes, but there’s about 30 minutes allotted for halftime in total. Which is to say, these things are impossible to time precisely, but you can expect to see the halftime show a little after 8pm EST/5pm PST.

This year, dad rock pioneers Coldplay lead the halftime show, but Beyoncé will join them as a guest and likely show them up in some way. Bruno Mars is also set to make a guest appearance. Beyond those three, a surprise guest will likely show up at some point. Last year it was Missy Elliott, who stole the show. This year, rumors are circling around Jay-Z and Rihanna, both of whom have collaborated with Coldplay in the past. Justin Timberlake’s also rumored for some reason. Either way, let’s all just hope it’s at least half as insane as last year’s halftime show.

Who to Place Your Bets On

Let’s get the boring part of betting on the Super Bowl out of the way: the Carolina Panthers are heavily favored over the Broncos. Right now, the line on Carolina is around -5.5. What does that mean? Basically, if you want a good chance to win money, bet on the Panthers. If you’d prefer to win big, or you just like rooting for the underdog, then the Denver Broncos are your team.

Now then, let’s look at some of the prop bets this year. Prop bets are essentially bets on random things that’ll happen during the game, strange entertainment bets, and more. Heck, people even bet on the coin toss for some reason. Anyway, let’s take a look at some of the goofiest from SBNation.

What color will Beyonce’s footwear be when she comes on stage for the halftime show? Odds are 3/2 it’ll be black, if you’re wondering.

Who will the Super Bowl MVP mention first? Odds are 2/1 for both God and Team, so keep your eye on this one, it’ll be close.

Will there be an earthquake during the game? Odds are 10/1 that the answer’s Yes, which considering earthquake’s are unpredictable, feels oddly high.

Really, prop bets can be about anything related to the game or not, so if you’re watching the game with a group of friends, throw down some cash on any bets you can think of.

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Prop bets aren’t the only way to bet on the Super Bowl. Pools are also a popular way to throw away your money, especially if you work in an office. A lot of variations on Super Bowl pools exist, but in most cases it’s a 10-by-10 grid with numbers, and prizes are awarded for whoever has the number matching the square at the end of quarter and at the end of the game. Good news though, you don’t need to really know anything about football to win a pool.

If you buy multiple squares, don’t choose a single row or column. From a cold, probabilistic standpoint, it doesn’t matter which squares you choose—before the numbers are assigned to the grid, each square has the same value. If you ended up purchasing half of the squares in the Super Bowl pool where the Denver Broncos score ends in a 6, you’ll have a very specific rooting interest.

Sevens and zeros aren’t what they used to be. Thank the two-point conversion. The NFL reintroduced the two-point conversion in 1994, leading to special-team coaches carrying around conversion charts and making 20-17 finals slightly less common occurrences. In addition, extra points are no longer a sure thing in the NFL—one out of 18 extra point kicks were missed this season.

With that, you should be able to at least increase your probability for winning that pool.

It’s hard to say exactly which ads are going to have the most impact on people during the actual game, and while plenty are out there already, there’s sure to be some surprises still in store. So, never leave the room so you don’t miss anything. Don’t go to the bathroom. Don’t grab another beer. Don’t refill that chip bowl. Follow those rules and you should catch all the most talked about ads.